I care about having them come apart easily. The 3M tape/butyl rubber
connection does come apart easily with a single razor knife cut, and it is
nice to have clean, reusable connectors on the end of the lines.
Be wary of the shrink-wrap stuff on RF connectors. I have read (but
have no personal experience with) that some of this is not RF-friendly,
and causes strange SWR bumps. Maybe someone else on the reflector
can go into more detail.
Jim W4LC
>>> Chuck Dietz (KE5FI) <ke5fi@wt.net> 03/24/97 12:48am >>>
K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
> > In a message dated 97-03-23 21:19:15 EST, k4sb@avana.net
writes:
> > > With all due respect, it sounds like you would need about an hour
to get
> the
> > thing apart.
Hey, who worries about taking the joint APART?? I just hopt that it stays
TOGETHER with no water incursion! Hey, I'll cut the coax if need be!
By the way, I have found some "shrink wrap" type of black material to
cover connections with that you heat with a torch... Some guys
installing a comercial satellite installation gave me a couple of pieces... It
seals like the original insulation on the coax and looks totally
waterproof... I hope someone knows the brand or source for this stuff..
Chuck, KE5FI
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